Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Central Asia in 2024 — 13.81%. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 8.06 pp.
1998–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.81 | −0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 14.2 | +3.59 pp |
| 2022 | 10.61 | −2.84 pp |
| 2021 | 13.45 | +1.31 pp |
| 2020 | 12.13 | −2.01 pp |
| 2019 | 14.14 | +1.74 pp |
| 2018 | 12.4 | −3.25 pp |
| 2017 | 15.65 | −0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 16.06 | +3.08 pp |
| 2015 | 12.98 | +3.62 pp |
| 2014 | 9.36 | — |
| 2000 | 5.25 | −11.45 pp |
| 1999 | 16.7 | −5.17 pp |
| 1998 | 21.87 | — |
The share of ores, concentrates, non-ferrous and ferrous metals in merchandise exports. This is the second measure of commodity dependence after fuel, and the difference between them is meaningful: fuel is burned while metal stays in circulation, so a metallurgical specialization is more robust than an oil one to the shift to renewable energy — and demand for copper, lithium and nickel is exactly what that shift raises.
Important: Ores and metals together, with no split between raw material and processing: a country exporting concentrate and a country exporting rolled steel look the same by this indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.